This is the 860th most frequent Dutch word.
stelde
"Stelde" is the past tense of the Dutch verb "stellen," meaning "posed," "put," or "set."
The word 'stelde' is used as the past tense of the verb 'stellen', meaning 'to pose or to ask' in this context.
Hij stelde de jury een vraag over de regels.
He asked the jury a question about the rules.
Here, 'stelde' is the past tense of 'vaststellen', a compound verb meaning 'to establish or set'.
Zij stelde de nieuwe regels vast voor het team.
She established the new rules for the team.
In this sentence, 'stelde' derives from 'stellen', which in this context means 'to make or provide', forming part of the phrase 'stelde een diagnose' meaning 'made a diagnosis'.